Does ByteDance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ByteDance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ByteDance. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ByteDance?

50% of ByteDance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ByteDance 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (411) , Software Engineer (396) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (116) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (77) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (59) , Data Scientist (53) , Account Manager (52) , Quality Assurance Analyst (51) , Human Resources (46) , Software Engineer(Internship) (42) , Machine Learning Engineer (41) , Subject Matter Expert (SME) (41)

What are the pros of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and friends." ((in 405 reviews)); "good salary and you have the chance to work with the seniors" ((in 319 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 203 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 190 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 142 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"TT no work life balance good if you don't want any relationships work like brainless human long work hour spent 8" ((in 236 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 186 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 71 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 53 reviews)); "Not work life balance at all" ((in 49 reviews))

What are employees saying about ByteDance layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ByteDance layoffs and their outlook for job security at ByteDance in 2026.

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,251 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,251 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ByteDance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Sep 25, 2025

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Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

friendly environment personal development food

Cons

high work load i do not like

3.0

Sep 24, 2025

Resilient people who can adapt/fit in quickly can still survive

Senior product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good TC, benefits, and offices. * Cool projects that you can get involved, and have a big role in it * Fast development and deployment, very fulfilling as PM

Cons

* Unique culture * Poor WLB, and very stressful * Data centric (ppl can come and go)

3.0

Sep 24, 2025

Free, but competitive

Senior data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

feel free and high paid. you can apply your thoughts on your projects and there are a lot of opportunities.

Cons

competitive and toxic environment. most people are push and not friendly

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